Iowa Code § 522C.6
Fees — license issuance, renewal, or reinstatement, and examination
Redline — January 1, 2014 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2014
1. The commissioner may place on probation, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a public adjuster’s license or may levy a civil penalty as provided in section 505.7A if a licensed public adjuster is found after hearing to be in violation of the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued pursuant to this chapter.
2. A person acting as a public adjuster without proper licensure or a public adjuster who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
3. a. A licensed public adjuster who, after hearing, is found to have violated this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, may be ordered to cease and desist from engaging in the conduct resulting in the violation and may be assessed a civil penalty as provided in section 505.7A.
b. A person who, after hearing, is found to have violated this chapter by acting as a public adjuster without proper licensure may be ordered to cease and desist from engaging in the conduct resulting in the violation and may be assessed a civil penalty according to the provisions of chapter 507A.
c. If a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner may issue a summary order that includes a brief statement of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and policy reasons for the order, and that directs the person to cease and desist from engaging in the act or practice constituting the violation and that may assess a civil penalty or take other affirmative action as in the judgment of the commissioner is necessary to assure that the person complies with the requirements of this chapter as provided in chapter 507A.
d. If a person does not comply with an order issued pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the order. The court shall not require the commissioner to post a bond in an action or proceeding under this subsection. If the court finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that the person is not in compliance with an order, the court may adjudge the person to be in civil contempt of the order. The court may impose a civil penalty against the person for contempt in an amount not less than three thousand dollars but not greater than ten thousand dollars for each violation and may grant any other relief that the court determines is just and proper in the circumstances.
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Fees for a license as an adjuster shall be as follows:
1. Any applicable fee for a criminal history check pursuant to section 522B.5A.
2. The fee for issuance or renewal of an adjuster license is fifty dollars for a consecutive twenty-four-month period.
3. The fee for reinstatement of an adjuster license is fifty dollars.
4. The fee for a reinstatement or reissuance of an adjuster license due to a disciplinary action under section 522C.15 is one hundred dollars.
5. The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee for the compilation and production of adjuster licensing records.
6. The fee for an examination under section 522C.8 may be set by a third-party testing service under contract with the division to administer the examination. The fee must be approved by the division.
7. Fees shall be paid electronically through the NIPR gateway.
2025 amendment applies beginning July 22, 2025, to a person currently doing business in this state as an independent adjuster or a staff adjuster as of January 1, 2025; 2025 Acts, ch 28, §52
Section stricken and rewritten
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